Pre-K Newsletter
February 28 - March 4, 2022, Week #26
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Amazing Critters begin to crawl!
Hard to believe we are in week 26 of our Pre-K school year! We are so excited to begin our thematic unit of study of all things considered "critters". Your child will explore the life cycles of many insects as they explore learning vocabulary words such as "insects, beetle, grasshopper, ladybug, cricket, mantis, and ant".
We will focus on reviewing the letters "M" and "N". This is a great week to practice the sounds of both letters as well as encouraging your child to write straight lines and slanted lines. Writing should be fun and exciting for your child. Break out the crayons, paints, markers, and more for a grand time of letter making! Don't forget to read below for other fun ideas to encourage your child's fine motor skills.
Looking forward to...
Important Dates:
March 7th-11th Scholastic Book Fair in the O.C. Taylor Learning Commons
March 8th-Book Character Drawing Contest, all entries due!
March 14th-18th Spring Break-No School
Book Character Contest!
ALL O.C. Taylor Students are invited to submit a character drawing to the Character Drawing Contest. Winners will be chosen from each grade level. Please see the picture for all details. We can't wait to see those character drawings from Pre-K!
Drip, Drip, Drop
This week's idea for fine motor practice involves a bit of water fun! You will need: a cupcake/muffin tin, a dropper and some water. Encourage your child to count to particular numbers while squeezing a dropper to allow drips to fall into the tin.
Literacy
This week we will focus on:
Onset Rime
Phonemes
Non-fiction text, finding facts
Math
This week we will focus on:
Joining two sets of items
Using manipulatives to solve a story problem
Social/Emotional
This week we will focus on:
looking for ways to help others
self-control when playing with others
Pre-K Sign Up Genius
Our classrooms are extra blessed when items on our wish lists appear. We have had some parents ask if we had an Amazon Wish List for our classrooms. We have linked our wish lists below for your consideration.
Thank you for taking the time to look through our Amazon Wish List. Your support is greatly appreciated!
Repeated Information...
Your child needs the following items sent in their backpack, every day:
*a change of weather appropriate clothes in a ziploc bag
*a water bottle that they can manage without spilling
*2-3 healthy snack items (no items that require utensils, please)
*Daily Folder, signed each night
Daily Folders
Each school day, your child brings home their Daily Folder. Please make sure you are signing the GREAT Chart nightly and returning it to school on the following day. Your support and communication is very much appreciated. Thank you!
Dismissal Reminder:
If you find your child must go home a different way than planned, please notify the office by a phone call by at least 2:00 p.m. Teachers and our front office staff do not always have access to email or are busy teaching or helping others. A phone call is required. Sometimes we have only one person in the front office, so we want to provide ample time to be able to meet your needs.